Ro-Ro
Port activities related to Ro-Ro (roll on, roll off) – ships or ferries designed which carry vehicles that can be driven straight on and straight off. Includes passenger ferries and vessels with lorries and trailers carrying cargo.
Ekol commission Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – In October 2017, Ekol Lojistik A.S. has commissioned the Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal, located in...
Noatum Maritime acquires terminals from Noatum Ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Noatum Maritime has acquired a portfolio of multi-purpose, Ro-Ro and bulk terminals from Noatum Ports....
MOL Koper port service adds Japan as destination
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has added the Japanese ports of Toyohashi and Hitachi to its list of destinations...
Grimaldi starts operating line connecting Sagunto port to USA
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – The car carrier “Grande Baltimora”, with a capacity to transport up to 6,700 Car Equivalent...
American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) to launch HHG service via Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 –Â American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) has announced a new service for Household Goods (HHG) to and from...
Grimaldi Group to hire a further 500 staffers
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 –Â As part of a fleet upgrade, the Grimaldi Group has recently begun the process of selecting and recruiting...
AML to launch regular daily line linking AlmerÃa port to Morocco’s Nador
AlmerÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – Shipping company Africa Morocco Link (AML) plans to launch a regular daily passenger and ro-ro line...
CMA CGM launches Morocco Express ro-ro service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 5, 2017 – The French CMA CGM Group, a leader in container shipping, is launching a service connecting Morocco...
Bilbao port awards €2.74 million ro-ro ramp construction contract to Astilleros Zamakona
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a €2.74 million ($3.22 million) contract...
Ravenna announces the “Hub portuale Ravenna 2017” development plan
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Daniele Rossi, chairman of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Port...
CMA CGM to launch Marseille-Tanger Med ro-ro service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – After years of bilateral negotiations between France and Morocco, ministerial visits and abortive...
SMET managing director comments on Salerno growth
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2017 – In the first half of 2017, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centrale (Central Tyrrhenian Sea...
Piombino port keeps ro-ro sector leadership in Italy
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The good performance of the ro-ro traffic is combined with the significant numbers of the Tyrrhenian Port...
Portugal to invest €2.5 million in constructing dock on Tavira island
Tavira, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Portugal’s government has presented a €2.5 million ($2.9 million) project for the construction of a...
Vigo port calls tender for expansion of car silo at Bouzas terminal
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has called a tender for the expansion of the silo of vertical...
Vigo port to expand Bouzas ro-ro terminal capacity
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has decided to launch an ambitious plan, the construction of a...
Port of Leixões cargo throughput up 9% in first half 2017
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – In the first six months of this year, the Port of Leixões handled 9.7 million tons of commodities,...
Alternative Transport firm to buy new ship with EBRD loan
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to loan €27.5 million loan to...
Morocco’s AML incorporates third ship into Gibraltar Strait service
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Moroccan shipping company Africa Morocco Link (AML) has announced the incorporation of a third ship to the...
EU CEF allocates €3.5 million to Venice port development
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July2, 2017 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has allocated €3.5 million ($4 million) to...